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Preface
The subject of electromagnetics is still a core subject of the undergraduate electrical
engineering (EE) curriculum; however, at most of the universities in United States, the time
allotted to teach it is cut into half (one 3-credit course instead of two). The present graduates
with BS degree in EE being rushed through the same curriculum content in a shorter time
often miss the concepts and depend on a lot of formulas which they use as a recipe for some
calculations based on an example worked out in the book. Some of them are fortunate to
take a follow-up special elective course in microwaves or RF design or antennas or ber
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